Yeongsil to Donnaeko Across the South Wall

영실에서 돈내코까지 — 남벽 횡단

12.8 km from the Byeongpung rocks across Nambyeok Junction and down through Seogwipo forest

⚠ Fog and lightning around Nambyeok, and no spring on the Donnaeko side

Hours

Enter Yeongsil from 5 am (noon cut-off in winter); ask the station about the Nambyeok cut-off

Tickets

Free; no booking

Address

246 Yeongsil-ro, Seogwipo

You start below the Yeongsil rock spires, climb the Byeongpung ridge, cross the Seonjakjiwat plateau and rest at Witseoreum. The south-wall circuit then thins the crowd out, and the crater wall looms over Nambyeok Junction. From there the Donnaeko trail drops past the Pyeonggwe shelter, trading Korean fir for camellia as you lose height. It is one of the longest crossings on the mountain, and you come out on the Seogwipo side, so arrange the ride back in advance.